Thinking of starting a bucket list

[asmom]

I mean an actual list with proposed dates and everything. It seems I waste a lot of time not doing anything meaningful, something which is fully in my power to change and the years are starting to speed by. I'm in good health and I'm not tied to home taking of a sick or elderly spouse or parent so I have no excuse. A lot of people are not so lucky. (can you tell I just celebrated a birthday? Once you hit middle age, you start reflecting on these types of things with each birthday, lol)

[Ramose]

If it's something that you really want to do then you should. However, don't do anything rash, this kind of thing may involve big life changes.

What kind of things are you looking at doing? I'm sure there are things in your local area that you haven't done before, for example sky diving etc. Is this what you are looking for?

If you want to travel can you take time off work? You don't want to come back with little money and have no job.

If you want to make a difference you could do volunteer work. Alternatively you could change careers into something more fulfilling.

Are you in a relationship? If so, what does your partner think?

[asmom]

Skydiving? Good grief, no. I'm just thinking of doing some more travel, trying a couple of new hobbies like golf or skiing or advancing my education. No matter what I do, it will have to ring around my family as I still have a teenaged son at home.

[disneysteve]

No matter what I do, it will have to ring around my family as I still have a teenaged son at home.

Funny you say it that way. As our daughter begins her college search (she's a junior now), my wife and I find ourselves starting to look ahead to what life will look like in 2014 when she goes off to school. Things that we've wanted to do for the past 17 years but couldn't because we had a child to care for are beginning to creep into our minds. I wouldn't call it a bucket list but we are certainly starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel when we'll enter the next phase of our lives together.

Of course, we'll be broke as we help her through school, but I'm sure we'll find a way to do some things we couldn't do while she was around.

[snafu]

I think a Bucket List is a terrific idea. We've never had a 'bucket list' but have always made plans for 5 year segments. We don't get it all done and scratch items that have lost appeal or are no longer feasible. We've had a couple of things brought forward several times, not even major but timing fails us.

[GrimJack]

My personal feeling is that bucket lists are about as useful as planning the next 15 years of your life. Sure it is okay to have goals and an idea of what you want to do but a bucket list just seems a little competitive

[kartcoup]

I mean an actual list with proposed dates and everything. It seems I waste a lot of time not doing anything meaningful, something which is fully in my power to change and the years are starting to speed by. I'm in good health and I'm not tied to home taking of a sick or elderly spouse or parent so I have no excuse. A lot of people are not so lucky. (can you tell I just celebrated a birthday? Once you hit middle age, you start reflecting on these types of things with each birthday, lol)

I got where you're coming from. I also felt that feeling many times in my life. The good thing about feeling that is you come to a point to think of ways how to improve your life and one or more of those things you'll be able to accomplish.